The are many paths to get to Power 5 football, and Case Hatch’s may be one of the more interesting ones. He served a LDS mission before heading to Tempe….
In an ongoing effort, commissioner George Kliavkoff is attempting to convince Pac-12 presidents and chancellors that investing in football can provide beneficial returns for athletic departments and the campus community….
The hits keep coming for Arizona State softball, and not in a good way. After dropping the Super Regional to Northwestern, the No. 8 seeded Sun Devils saw some major…
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When the topic of “loyal Sun Devils” is brought up in the Arizona State community, senior associate athletic director Mark Brand is near or at the top of the list….
As the Pac-12 formulates a strategy for its upcoming media rights negotiations, one component seems clear: Eliminating football night games altogether isn’t realistic — or smart. Instead, the conference is…
More than 2,600 players entered the transfer portal in the 2021-22 recruiting cycle. Many remain there, in limbo and lacking satisfactory scholarship offers. But we have enough clarity — more…
The foundation for recruiting success during the December signing window often is laid in the spring, when on-campus visits are taken, shortlists created and verbal commitments made. The Hotline is…
The Hotline’s late-spring assessment of Pac-12 basketball rosters for the 2022-23 season confirmed our suspicion that the conference is positioned to improve on its showing from last season, when only…
*** Fourth in a series examining the financial state of the Pac-12 and its media strategy … The Pac-12’s upcoming media rights negotiations will result in what many longtime observers…